Berea, Kentucky is a small town located in Madison County. It is a close-knit community that is proud of its local government and the various initiatives it has undertaken for the betterment of the citizens. The mayor of Berea, KY is Billy Mitchell, who was elected to office in 2017. Mayor Mitchell is dedicated to improving the quality of life for all residents and strives to make sure that everyone's concerns are addressed and taken into account. The City Council consists of five members who work together to ensure that all decisions are made with the best interests of the people in mind. Together, they have been able to pass legislation that has improved public safety, provided additional recreational opportunities and upgraded infrastructure around town. Through their hard work and dedication, they have been able to make Berea an even better place in which to live and thrive.
The political climate in Berea, KY is somewhat conservative.
Madison County, KY is strongly conservative. In Madison County, KY 35.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.2% to 35.4%.
Madison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Berea, KY is somewhat conservative.
Madison County, Kentucky is strongly conservative.
Richmond-Berea Metro Area is very conservative.
Kentucky is strongly conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Berea, Kentucky: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Berea, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,330 contributions totaling $99,814 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 249 contributions totaling $39,906 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)